Managing Projects Large and Small: The Fundamental Skills forDelivering on Cost and On TimeWhen it comes to project management,success lies in the details. This book walks managers through everystep of project oversight from start to finish. Thanks to thebook's comprehensive information on everything from planning andbudgeting to team building and after-project reviews, managers willmaster the discipline and skills they need to achieve stellarresults without wasting time and money.The Harvard BusinessEssentials series is for managers at all levels but is especiallyrelevant for new managers. It offers on-the-spot guidance,coaching, and tools on the most relevant topics in business. Eachbook includes the critical information that managers need on agiven topic-from budgeting to hiring to communication tostrategy-and offers interactive tools and worksheets that translateadvice into action. Providing ready answers to day-to-day issues,these guides make sound, trusted mentoring advice availablewhenever manag

Based on the best-seller Phonics Pathways, a complete approachto teaching phonics and early reading Dolores Hiskes has developed a wealth of helpful teachingaides based on her best-selling book Phonics Pathways. This boosterpack includes 46 double-sided flash cards that illustrate thesounds and spelling patterns of the English language; SpeakingPathways, a lively 35-minute audio CD that demonstrates the soundsof spoken English; and three fun phonics games: WordWorks, whichreviews and reinforces phonics reading skills, Blendlt, whichreinforces knowledge of beginning spelling patterns, and The TrainGame, which features individual "train car" cards that kids puttogether to make longer words. Companion CD demonstrates the sounds of spoken English Contains games that have been classroom-tested and proveneffective Offers aides that are at once challenging and a fun way to learnreading skills These powerful phonics teaching tools can be used with beginningreaders, English language learners, d

IN LITTLE MORE THAN HALF A DECADE, Facebook has gone from a dorm-room novelty to a company with 500 million users. It is one of the fastest growing companies in history, an essential part of the social life not only of teenagers but hundreds of millions of adults worldwide. As Facebook spreads around the globe, it creates surprising effects—even becoming instrumental in political protests from Colombia to Iran. Veteran technology reporter David Kirkpatrick had the full cooperation of Facebook’s key executives in researching this fascinating history of the company and its impact on our lives. Kirkpatrick tells us how Facebook was created, why it has flourished, and where it is going next. He chronicles its successes and missteps, and gives readers the most complete assessment anywhere of founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg, the central figure in the company’s remarkable ascent. This is the Facebook story that can be found nowhere else. How did a nineteen-year-old Harvard student create a company tha

Wake-Up Call for Marketers on What CEOs Want and How toDeliver It….. CEOs are more than frustrated by marketing'sinability to deliver results. Has the profession lost itsrelevance? Nirmalya Kumar argues that, while the function ofmarketing has lost ground, the importance of marketing as amind-set-geared toward customer focus and market orientation-hasgained momentum across the entire organization. This bookchallenges marketers to change their role from tacticalimplementers of traditional marketing functions-like advertisingand promotion-to strategic coordinators of organization-wide,transformational initiatives aimed at profitably delivering valueto customers. Kumar outlines seven strategy-focused,cross-functional, and bottom-line oriented initiatives that can putmarketing back on the CEO's agenda-and elevate its role in shapingthe destiny of the firm.

Since Peter Senge published his groundbreaking book The FifthDiscipline, he and his associates have frequently been asked by thebusiness community: "How do we go beyond the first steps ofcorporate change? How do we sustain momentum?" They know thatcompanies and organizations cannot thrive today without learning toadapt their attitudes and practices. But companies that establishchange initiatives discover, after initial success, that even themost promising efforts to transform or revitalizeorganizations--despite interest, resources, and compelling businessresults--can fail to sustain themselves over time. That's becauseorganizations have complex, well-developed immune systems, aimed atpreserving the status quo. Now, drawing upon new theories about leadership and the long-termsuccess of change initiatives, and based upon twenty-fiveyears of experience building learning organizations, the authors of TheFifth Discipline Fieldbook show how to accelerate success and avoidthe obstacles that can stall momentum. The

In these tough economic times, everyone isexpected to produce more with less. And yet, studies have shownthat on average, employees are working at only a fraction of theirpotential. What are managers to do? How can they inspire theirpeople to perform at their absolute best? Whatever the situation, agood manager can quickly organize a group of average performersinto a high-functioning team capable of achieving tremendousresults for the company. The secret is knowing how and anyone canlearn. In "Full Engagement!", business success expert Brian Tracyshows managers how they can supercharge their employees' efforts.Packed with powerful, practical ideas and strategies, thiseyeopening guide explains how to: unlock the potential of eachperson; motivate and inspire employees to peak performance; triggerthe 'X Factor' that maximizes productivity; drive out the fearsthat hold people back; create a high-trust work environment; setclear goals and objectives; and, recognize, reward, and reinforcein a way that energi

A compelling vision. Bold leadership. Decisive action.Unfortunately, these prerequisites of success are almost always theingredients of failure, too. In fact, most managers seeking tomaximize their chances for glory are often unwittingly settingthemselves up for ruin. The sad truth is that most companies haveleft their futures almost entirely to chance, and don’t evenrealize it. The reason? Managers feel they must make choices withfar-reaching consequences today, but must base those choices onassumptions about a future they cannot predict. It is thiscollision between commitment and uncertainty that creates THESTRATEGY PARADOX. This paradox sets up a ubiquitous but little-understood tradeoff.Because managers feel they must base their strategies onassumptions about an unknown future, the more ambitious of themhope their guesses will be right – or that they can somehow adaptto the turbulence that will arise. In fact, only a small number oflucky daredevils prosper, while many more unfortunate, bu

The LNCS series reports state-of-the-art results in computer science research, development, and education, at a high level and in both printed and electronic form. Enjoying tight cooperation with the R&D community,with numerous individuals, as well as with prestigious organizations and societies, LNCS has grown into the most comprehensive computer science research forum available. The scope of LNCS, including its subseries LNAI, spans the whole range of computer science and information technology including interdisciplinary topics in a variety of application fields. The type of material published traditionally includes - proceedings (published in time for the respective conference) - post-proceedings (consisting of thoroughly revised final full papers) - research m0nographs (which may be based on outstanding PhD work,research projects, technical reports, etc.)

The most innovative, unconventional, and profoundlypractical career guide available-newly revised and updated With today's economic uncertainties, millions ofAmericans realize they must seize control over their own careerpaths. They want work that not only pays the bills but also allowsthem to pursue their real passions. In this revised edition,Laurence Boldt updates and revises his revolutionary guide to meetthe challenges of the twenty-first century workplace. The firstpart of this book helps readers to identify the work that theyreally want to do, while the second provides practical, activesteps to finding or creating that work. Zen and the Art ofMaking a Living goes beyond inspiration, providing a provenformula for bringing creativity, dignity, and meaning to everyaspect of the work experience.

From the teacher and mentor of TimFerris ("The 4-Hour Workweek") comes a revolutionary money-makingmethod for budding entrepreneurs: license a simple idea and letothers do the work.

"As a manager, my purpose is to serve the greater goodby bringing people and resources together to create value that nosingle individual can create alone..." So begins the MBA Oath, conceived in early 2009 byMax Anderson, Peter Escher, and a team of Harvard Business Schoolstudents. They saw that in the wake of the financial crisis, theMadoff scandal, and other headlines, MBAs were being vilified.People were angry because business leaders, many of whom were MBAs,seemed not to care about anything beyond their own privateinterests. Many began to question the worth of business schools andthe MBA degree. The oath quickly spread beyond Harvard, becoming a worldwidemovement for a new generation of leaders who care about society aswell as the bottom line. Thousands of graduating MBAs have nowpledged to conduct themselves with honesty and integrity, just asmedical students swear by the Hippocratic oath before they canpractice. This book is the manifesto for the movement. It provides not only astrong case for wh

Management consultancy is a key sector in the economic changetoward a service and knowledge economy. This book explains themechanisms of the management consulting market and the managementof consulting firms from both economic and sociologicalperspectives. It also examines the strategies, marketingapproaches, knowledge management and human resource managementtechniques of consulting firms. After outlining the relationshipsbetween transaction cost economics, signaling theory, embeddednesstheory and sociological neoinstitutionalism, Thomas Armbrüsterapplies these theories to central questions such as: Why does theconsulting sector exist and grow? Which institutions connect supplyand demand? And which factors influence the relationship betweenclients and consultants? By applying both economic and sociologicalapproaches, the book explains the general economic changes of thepast thirty years and sharpens the relationship between theacademic disciplines.

"In Inside the Black Box: The Simple Truth AboutQuantitative Trading , Rishi Narang demystifies quantitativetrading. His explanation and classification of alpha will enlighteneven a seasoned veteran." —Blair Hull, Founder, Hull Trading Matlock Trading

Mark Twain once observed, “A lie can get halfway around theworld before the truth can even get its boots on.” His observationrings true: Urban legends, conspiracy theories, and boguspublic-health scares circulate effortlessly. Meanwhile, people withimportant ideas–business people, teachers, politicians,journalists, and others–struggle to make their ideas “stick.” Why do some ideas thrive while others die? And how do we improvethe chances of worthy ideas? In Made to Stick , accomplishededucators and idea collectors Chip and Dan Heath tackle head-onthese vexing questions. Inside, the brothers Heath reveal theanatomy of ideas that stick and explain ways to make ideasstickier, such as applying the “human scale principle,” using the“Velcro Theory of Memory,” and creating “curiosity gaps.” In this indispensable guide, we discover that sticky messages ofall kinds–from the infamous “kidney theft ring” hoax to a coach’slessons on sportsmanship to a vision for a new p

Adam Smith's masterpiece, first published in 1776, is thefoundation of modern economic thought and remains the single mostimportant account of the rise of, and the principles behind, moderncapitalism. Written in clear and incisive prose, The Wealth ofNations articulates the concepts indispensable to an understandingof contemporary society; and Robert Reich's new Introduction forthis edition both clarifies Smith's analyses and illuminates hisoverall relevance to the world in which we live. As Reich writes,"Smith's mind ranged over issues as fresh and topical today as theywere in the late eighteenth century--jobs, wages, politics,government, trade, education, business, and ethics." "From theTrade Paperback edition."

An easy-to-understand primer on advanced calculus topicsCalculus II is a prerequisite for many popular college majors,including pre-med, engineering, and physics. "Calculus II ForDummies" offers expert instruction, advice, and tips to help secondsemester calculus students get a handle on the subject and acetheir exams. It covers intermediate calculus topics in plainEnglish, featuring in-depth coverage of integration, includingsubstitution, integration techniques and when to use them,approximate integration, and improper integrals. This hands-onguide also covers sequences and series, with introductions tomultivariable calculus, differential equations, and numericalanalysis. Best of all, it includes practical exercises designed tosimplify and enhance understanding of this complex subject.

Ride your personal brand to the highest level in yourfield! About the Book Steve Jobs did it at Apple. Indra Nooyi did it at Pepsi. AlanMulally did it at Ford Motor Company. What did these business leaders do exactly? They brought veryreal, positive change to their organizations by using their uniqueCEO brand. Now, executive coach Suzanne Bates explains how you canexert the same kind of influence at your company. Discover Your CEO Brand provides the insight, knowledge, andtools you need to discover your own personal CEO style and thendevelop it into a powerful presence that extends beyond yourtypical spheres of influence. Bates walks you through the processstep by step, teaching you ways to increase your visibility andinfluence by combining traditional self-branding vehicles like PRand face-to-face networking with new social-media platforms,including Facebook, Twitter, and blogs. No two sets of values, principles, vision, and skills—thefoundation of every successful CEO

A vividly told history of greed and its greatest practitionersin the last forty years, and how it gave rise to our currenteconomic ills. As Jeff Madrick makes clear in a narrative at once sweeping andincisive, the single-minded pursuit of huge personal wealth did notstart in the 2000s but has been on the rise in the United Statessince the 1970s, led by a few individuals who argued thatself-interest guides society more effectively than communityconcerns. In telling the stories of these politicians, economists, andfinanciers—who declared a moral battle for freedom but gave rise toan age of greed—Madrick traces the lineage of some of our nation’smost pressing economic problems. He begins with Walter Wriston,head of what would become Citicorp, who led the battle againstgovernment regulation. He examines the ideas of economist MiltonFriedman, who created the plan for an anti- Rooseveltian America;the politically expedient decisions of Richard Nixon that fueledinfl ation; and the actions of

Go from being a good manager to an extraordinary leader. If you read nothing else on leadership, read these 10 articles.We've combed through hundreds of Harvard Business Review articleson leadership and selected the most important ones to help youmaximize your own and your organization's performance. HBR's 10 Must Reads On Leadership will inspire you to: - Motivate others to excel - Build your team's self-confidence in others - Provoke positive change - Set direction - Encourage smart risk-taking - Manage with tough empathy - Credit others for your success - Increase self-awareness - Draw strength from adversity

Using a straightforward rational-choice approach, ProfessorRamseyerexplores the impact that law had on various markets inJapanese historyand the effect that those markets had on economicgrowth. In doing so,he applies an economic logic to markets in adifferent world in a differenthistorical period with a differentpolitical regime and a different legalsystem. He looks hardest atthose markets that have most often strucktraditional observers as"exploitative" (e.g., the markets for indenturedservants and forsexual services). Within those markets, he focuses on thewayparticipants handled informational asymmetries in thecontractingprocess. Ramseyer finds that Japanese courts generally definedimportant prop-erty rights clearly, and that Japanese marketsgenerally protected an indi-vidual's control over his or her ownlabor. As a result, that the Japaneseeconomy grew at relativelyefficient levels follows directly from standardeconomic theory. Healso concludes that the legal system usually pro-moted mutuallyadva

You know it's happening within your organization. Your people, armed with cheap, accessible technology, are connecting with customers and building innovative new solutions. But who are these creative problem-solvers? How can you be one? And just as important--how can you lead them? We call them HEROes: highly empowered and resourceful operatives. Your company needs them because in the age of Twitter, iPhones, Facebook, YouTube, and an ever-evolving torrent of Web information, your customers now come to the table armed with more data and access than ever before, and in many cases, your company is overmatched. In Empowered, Forrester's Josh Bernoff--coauthor of the pioneering book Groundswell--and Ted Schadler explain how to transform your company by unleashing the mighty force of these HEROes. Like John Bernier and Ben Hedrington at Best Buy, who built an army of 2,500 tweeting employees to reach out to customers online. Or Ross Inglis, who tapped into Internet computing resources to open an entirely new